A Protest Carol for Councillors in Dorchester

County Councillors will be serenaded on the steps of county hall in Dorchester tomorrow afternoon. (18th December)

Unison Members will be singing them Christmas Carols with a twist.

They've come up with some new words to support their campaign for the Living Wage.

Pamela Jefferies, Dorset County Branch Secretary said "For three years, local government workers suffered a pay freeze, followed by a miserly 1% rise. Conditions have also been cut at local level. Local government pay has dropped in real terms by 20% and is now worth 10% less than it was in 1997. That's why we're campaigning for a better deal."

"Although councillors have agreed that they want to consider improving staff pay, we thought we would send them a seasonal message and ask them to show Good Will to all their staff at this festive time of year".